Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief

von Rick Riordan

374 Seiten, Taschenbuch, ab 10 Jahre

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The first book in the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Now with a new cover look! Discover the story behind the Disney+ series.HALF BOY - HALF GOD - ALL HERO.Look, I never asked to be the son of a Greek god. I was just a normal kid. . . until I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher.Percy Jackson is having a bad week. His life has gone from totally normal to monsters-from-Greek-mythology-randomly-appearing kind of strange. Worse still, the king of the gods thinks Percy has stolen his all-powerful lightning bolt - and it seems making Zeus angry is a very bad idea.Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to catch the true lightning thief and stop all-out war from erupting on Mount Olympus. . .What could possibly go wrong?Praise for the Percy Jackson series: 'Witty and inspired. Gripping, touching and deliciously satirical...This is most likely to succeed Rowling. Puffin is on to a winner' - Amanda Craig, The Times 'Puns, jokes and subtle wit, alongside a gripping storyline' - Telegraph 'Perfectly paced, with electrifying moments chasing each other like heartbeats' - New York TimesDiscover more books and series by Rick Riordan:The Percy Jackson seriesPercy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (Book 1) Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters (Book 2) Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse (Book 3) Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth (Book 4) Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian (Book 5) Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Chalice of the Gods (book 6) Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Wrath of the Triple Goddess (book 7) The Kane Chronicles series The Trials of Apollo series The Heroes of Olympus series The Camp Half-Blood series The Magnus Chase Series RICK RIORDAN(he/him), dubbed "storyteller of the gods" by Publishers Weekly, is the author of five New York Times number one bestselling series with millions of copies sold throughout the world. He is known for his Percy Jackson and the Olympians books, which bring Greek mythology to life for contemporary readers. The first book in the series, The Lightning Thief, has won numerous awards, and been adapted into a feature film, a graphic novel, a Broadway musical and an Emmy Award-winning live-action series on Disney+ that Rick cocreated and executive-produced. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts, with his wife and fellow executive producer, Becky.

• Reihe: Percy Jackson (english)
• Themen: Kinder, Jugendliche und Bildung Romane, Erzählungen, Tatsachenberichte Action- und Abenteuergeschichten
• ISBN: 9780141346809
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.07.2013
• Größe: 197 x 128 mm
• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
• Empf. Lesealter: ab 10 Jahre